My Number One Sleep Hack

Sleep is one of the most important variables and a healthy lifestyle. It’s the foundation for effective diet exercise habits to fully take route and become as effective as possible. Even the best diet and exercise plans become an uphill battle when sleep is compromised.

There are plenty of ways to improve your quality of sleep with healthy habits, but the best way I find to ensure I get a good night sleep is to expose myself to intense physical exercise several times a week. 

It doesn’t have to be the most grueling, blood sweat, tears style training. Just something that pushes your ability to keep going a few times to get the heart rate up a bit and make the muscles burn. 

But intensity does seem to be the most important variable for physical activity that makes you feel like a good nights rest is warranted. Volume doesn’t seem to be quite as important unless you take it to the point where it creates a significant degree of fatigue naturally, that can require much more time and energy both resources many people have in short supply these days.

So if you’re having trouble getting a good nights sleep, take a few moments to pump out some sets of push, pull, and squat. Or sprint up some stairs or a good long hill a few times. Not only will the exercise help relieve stress and keep you healthy, but it may just be the fastest way to meet best friends with Mr. Sandman.